Marriage proposals, secret ‘Harry Potter’ bedrooms and what ‘Tom Cruise’ is code for… Cabin crew reveal the secrets of a long haul flight on a Channel 5 show

The Secret Life of a Long Haul Flight goes behind the scenes of a Qantas London to Sydney trip

By Alison Maloney

30th May 2017,2:20 pm

Updated: 30th May 2017,5:33 pm

CABIN crew have spilled the beans on the things that airline passengers never see in a new Channel 5 documentary – including a secret “Harry Potter” bed and what Tom Cruise means to the stewards.

The Secret Life Of The Long Haul Flight, which airs on Friday, goes behind the scenes of a Qantas trip from London to Sydney – including a peek at the secret sleeping compartment below the passenger deck.

The documentary also reveals that every flight carries animals – and not just pets.

Philip Knowles, from JCS Livestock, said: “People are unaware there are literally half a dozen animals below and not just cats and dogs, but exotics as well, on breeding programmes moving from zoo to zoo.